A. Duration Of Move:
1. The work of moving any building or structure on, over, along or across any street or highway shall begin within five (5) days after the issuance of a permit therefor and once begun, shall be prosecuted diligently and continuously day and night, Sundays and holidays, so as not to allow the building or structure to come to a standstill until the same is relocated on its new site; provided, that the Town Board, in an emergency, may grant a temporary suspension of the work for a period of not longer than twelve (12) hours at any time; and provided further, that no permit shall be granted to leave any building or structure standing at night in any street intersection.
2. When any building or structure is so permitted to remain at a standstill in any street or highway at night, the house mover shall notify the Fire Chief of the location of the same and shall post at each end and on each side of such building or structure two (2) or more lights with red glass globes in a secure and conspicuous position, and shall place barricades at each end of such building at a distance of fifty feet (50') therefrom with lights thereon as required herein on the building.
B. Safety And Protection Requirements:
1. Lights:
a. Every building which occupies any portion of property after sundown shall have sufficient lights continuously burning between sunset and sunrise for the protection of the public.
b. There shall be a minimum of five (5) red lights placed on each street side of the building; such red lights shall be attached to the building in such a fashion as to indicate extreme width, height, and size.
2. Flares: There shall be placed, in addition to the red lights on the building, flares at regular intervals for a distance of two hundred feet (200') up the street on each side of the building.
3. Flagmen/Watchmen:
a. When a street is blockaded at night by a building, the same shall be protected by flares or red lights at each intersection of the block occupied by the building, or when, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer, flagmen are necessary to divert or caution traffic, the owner or person moving such building shall employ, at his or her expense, two (2) flagmen, one at each street intersection beyond the building; such flagmen shall remain at these intersections diverting or cautioning traffic from sunset to sunrise; provided, that red flags shall be used during the day.
b. During any moving operation, the house mover shall keep a watchman at all times about the building, whether the same be moving or standing, for the purpose of keeping any posted lights burning at night and warning the traffic with flags during the day.
4. Protection Of Pavement: When necessary to protect pavement or sidewalks, planks of sufficient size and thickness, to prevent injury to such pavement or sidewalks, shall be laid for the wheels of the moving trucks to travel on.
5. Additional Requirements: The Town Board shall have the power to require the use of other precautionary measures than those specifically mentioned in this subsection when necessary or proper to protect life, limb, or property.
C. Notice To Utility Companies And Emergency Services:
1. Whenever, for the purpose of facilitating the moving of any building, it is necessary to raise or cut any electric, telephone, or telegraph wire or cable, it shall be the duty of the house mover having charge of the moving of such building to give the person or corporation owning or operating the poles, wires, or cables at least twelve (12) hours' notice of the time and place, when and where the removal of such poles or the raising or cutting of such wires or cables will be necessary.
2. In case there is interference with the poles or wires of the fire or police telephone or alarm systems, such notice shall be served upon the Fire Chief.
3. After the service of notice as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the person or corporation owning or operating the poles, wires, or cables, or the duty of Fire Chief, as the case may be, to furnish competent workers or linemen to remove such poles or raise or cut such wires or cables. The cost of such service shall be arranged for and paid by the house mover. No house mover shall raise, cut, or move any such poles, wires, or cable unless the person or authorities owning or having control of the same fail or refuse so to do after notice as aforesaid, and then only competent workers or linemen shall be employed in such work under the supervision of the Fire Chief, and the same shall be done in a careful and workmanlike manner, and the poles, wires, and cables promptly replaced and damages thereto promptly repaired at the expense of such house mover.
D. Trees: No tree on any street shall be injured or removed, nor the branches of any tree cut or trimmed, in order to facilitate the moving of any building, except with the consent and under the supervision of the Town Board.
E. Obstruction Of Railroad Tracks: If it is necessary to move any buildings upon or across any railway tracks, the same shall be done in such a manner and at such time as not to interfere with the operation of cars or trains thereon. (2018 Code)